Advance Paper and Maintenance Supply is a 52-year-old Mesa, Arizona company that is more than a paper and janitorial supply company. Advance is a partner in your business, helping to keep your facility clean and your employees and patrons healthy.

Owned by the De Rosa family since 1977, Advance Paper and Maintenance Supply offers advice that helps their customers save money and improve their businesses' cleaning processes. Frank, Kevin and Marc possess more than a century of combined expertise in the janitorial cleaning and supply business. Not only do they suggest products that best fit customers' needs, they also take the time to show their clients how to properly use the products. Advance is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Advance Paper and Maintenance Supply also operates under the Commercial Sales Division of True Value Hardware. Not only can customers get all they need that is related to the cleaning supplies needed for their business, the affiliation with True Value also offers customers thousands of facility maintenance products.

Advance offers free delivery in the Greater Phoenix area, making it easy for customers to receive what they need when they need it.

Advance's goal is simple: to be your preferred provided of paper, janitorial and facility maintenance supplies for your business. We are Teachers and Specialists in the "ART OF CLEANING". "Our Systems = Your Solutions"  

Frank De Rosa, Ph.D

President / CEO
Sanitary Supply businessman since 1963.

Industry involvement includes:

Member of the Board of Directors
District Director and Secretary to the Board of International Sanitary Supply, Assn.
Past President of the Arizona Sanitary Supply, Assn.
Community involvement:

Mesa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
City of Mesa
Parks and Recreation Board
Board of Adjustments.
Past President Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club
Gilbert Chamber of Commerce:

Member of the Board and past Chairman of the Board.
Education:

Bachelor of Science Business Administration, MBA, and PhD. Business Administration.
32nd degree Mason , member of El Zaribah Shriners , along with other various community involvements .
Professional musician , career businessman .
Register songwriter with Broadcast Music Inc. ( BMI ) . Recording artist for Dot Records .
Appeared in movies , TV , and radio . Entertained in Hollywood , New York , and Arizona .
Hobbies include physical fitness, sailing, and spending time with all of his family .

Kevin F. De Rosa

Kevin has been involved in various capacities of the family business since 1978. He has been a bookkeeper, delivery driver and sales representative. In addition to management responsibilities that include purchasing, personnel and financial management, Kevin spends most of his time in the commercial sales area of the business. Kevin enjoys his interactions with current customers as well as potential customers of the business.

Kevin graduated from Mountain View High School in 1979. He went on to Mesa Community College to study business and received his Associates degree in 1981. From there Kevin attended Arizona State University pursuing a degree in Marketing. In 1983 he chose to join the family business full time.

Kevin enjoys spending his free time with his family. Kevin is married to Kelly and together they have two boys and two girls ranging in age from 8-25 years old. Kevin has volunteered countless hours with his boys coaching their little league baseball teams and volunteering on little league boards. His most recent service has been as sponsorship/fundraising director of Gilbert National Little League. He also serves as Gilbert National's liaison with the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce.

Kevin has been a member of the Mesa Rotary Club since 1986. He has served in various capacities of the Rotary club including golf tournament chair, International Service Director, Vocational Service Director, Community Service Director, Club Service Director, Vice President, President Elect, Club President during Rotary's Centennial year of 2004-2005, and most recently as Chair of the Mesa Rotary Foundation. Kevin is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce.

Marc De Rosa

Originally from Rochester New York, Marc is the middle of three children of Frank and Vivian, and part of a very large extended Italian family in Rochester. The immediate family moved to Mesa Arizona in 1977. Marc attended Mountain View High School and graduated in 1980, then went on to Mesa Community College. Initially working towards a degree in accounting, changed majors to business administration, with a minor in marketing. Marc was officially brought in to the business while still in high school. He started casual Saturday cleaning of the offices and warehouse, then moved to delivery driver, then progressing on to sales in 1980 while attending college. Marc has been in the business since an adolescent, working to learn and actively promoting product knowledge, training of maintenance personnel, and in sales and operation of the business since 1978. Also skilled in repair, remanufacture and planned maintenance of all lines of cleaning and maintenance equipment, Marc has been certified by many manufacturers as an authorized warranty repair person on most lines of equipment.
 

Certifications are as follows:

Federally trained and certified as a trainer for transportation, storage, and shipping of hazardous materials.
Warranty repair person in machinery
Carpet care specialist
Floor care specialist
Forklift operator and trainer
Propane management specialist
Ninja
Mixologist
Formerly certified as an Emergency Medical Technician, and currently CPR certified
Extra Curricular activities:
Mesa Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ambassadors Group
Mesa Chamber of Commerce Mornings in Paradise Referral group
Active member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Crew certified, and a Communications Certification.
Third degree Knight with the Fr. Patterson chapter of the Knights of Columbus in Chandler.
Avid Steven Seagal fan
Professional musician and singer
Avid Boater
Motorcycle enthusiast